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#EFBDD2 — Pale Pink

#EFBDD2 is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EFBDD2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EFBDD2 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDEFDA; it also sits naturally between #EFBDEB and #EFC1BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBDD2 · RGB 239, 189, 210

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Color values

HEX#EFBDD2
RGB239, 189, 210
HSL335°, 61%, 84%
HSV335°, 21%, 94%
CMYK0%, 21%, 12%, 6%
XYZ65.43, 59.40, 68.99
Yxy59.40, 0.3376, 0.3065
CIE-Lab81.51, 21.17, -3.66
Hunter Lab77.07, 21.11, -3.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 12% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EFBDD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBDD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBDD2

.text { color: #EFBDD2; }
.background { background-color: #EFBDD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBDD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 189, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBDD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 189, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBDD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 189, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBDD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBDD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBDD2

#E79CBC#DF7CA5#D75B8F#CF3A78#B52C65#942452#731C40#52142E#310C1B#100409

Tints of #EFBDD2

#F0C1D5#F1C6D8#F3CEDD#F4D2E0#F5D6E3#F6DAE6#F7DEE9#F9E6EE#FAEAF1#FBEFF4

Tones of #EFBDD2

#EBC1D3#E8C4D3#E4C8D4#E1CCD4#DDCFD5#DAD3D6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDEFDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBDD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBDD2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFBDD2: ·

How #EFBDD2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D9CDDeuteranopia · #DCE0CCTritanopia · #ECC9C8

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBDD2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9f5f6
#F9F5F6 · #F8E8EE · #FDCEDF · #F2BED1
Palette Ffd5cd
#FFD5CD · #EFBBCF · #C3AED6 · #8675A9
Smoky Canyon
#A61E68 · #81CF25 · #3790DB · #EBBCD0
Velvet Drift
#0E8D64 · #70F0D0 · #EB3E76 · #F3BAD2
Gentle Ruby Monsoon
#F3BFCE · #EB8EA9 · #D75177 · #A01D42
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F2BED1#EFBBCF#EBBCD0#F3BAD2#F3BFCE#EDB8CF#F3BAD6#EDC4D4#F4B8CF#F1C6D3#F2BEDB#E8C0D8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBDD1  ·  #EFBDD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBDD2?

#EFBDD2 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 189, 210). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBDD2?

#EFBDD2 is RGB 239, 189, 210 — HSL 335°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 12%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBDD2?

Its complement is #BDEFDA; analogous partners are #EFBDEB and #EFC1BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBDD2 for text?

Black text on #EFBDD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.